I would agree. Under the right conditions, as has been shown again and again, and as you've heard, the best way to transfer knowledge is via the individuals, the people who move into companies and start to transfer that on a day-to-day basis. To the extent that the program can be structured that way and truly can be effective through a college-based program, absolutely. Why not?
There are lots of ways that information gets transferred, and as we know, lots of innovations come from the shop floor and from almost anywhere other than, in some cases, the traditional sources.